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Missing input validation can lead to command execution in composer

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Apr 13, 2022 in composer/composer • Updated Jan 24, 2024

Package

composer composer/composer (Composer)

Affected versions

< 1.10.26
>= 2.0, < 2.2.12
>= 2.3, < 2.3.5

Patched versions

1.10.26
2.2.12
2.3.5

Description

The Composer method VcsDriver::getFileContent() with user-controlled $file or $identifier arguments is susceptible to an argument injection vulnerability. It can be leveraged to gain arbitrary command execution if the Mercurial or the Git driver are used.

This led to a vulnerability on Packagist.org and Private Packagist, i.e., using the composer.json readme field as a vector for injecting parameters into the $file argument for the Mercurial driver or via the $identifier argument for the Git and Mercurial drivers.

Composer itself can be attacked through branch names by anyone controlling a Git or Mercurial repository, which is explicitly listed by URL in a project's composer.json.

To the best of our knowledge, this was not actively exploited. The vulnerability has been patched on Packagist.org and Private Packagist within a day of the vulnerability report.

References

@Seldaek Seldaek published to composer/composer Apr 13, 2022
Published by the National Vulnerability Database Apr 13, 2022
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Apr 22, 2022
Reviewed Apr 22, 2022
Last updated Jan 24, 2024

Severity

High

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS score

0.279%
(69th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2022-24828

GHSA ID

GHSA-x7cr-6qr6-2hh6

Source code

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